Dear Rose # 53 - Dancing with Discomfort: Reclaiming My Personal Vinyasa Practice

Rose is an amalgam of us - women in their 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond who are looking for somewhere they are seen, heard and listened to.

Dear Rose,

While I’ve been taking a break from teaching yoga, I’ve really been getting back into my personal practice by doing Yoga with Adrienne—probably the most famous YouTube yoga teacher.

For a very long time, I avoided doing yoga videos because I didn’t like doing practices that made me uncomfortable. And then, I read an incredible quote about yoga by Gabrielle Harris:

“To dance with the current of life, to transition with grace, to breathe and move with whatever is arising, to be present, and to work with the difficulties and the joys is the true definition of vinyasa.”

Vinyasa happens to be the style of yoga I teach and that quote made me realise that by only doing the poses that made me comfortable, I was denying myself the opportunity to dance with discomfort on the mat—which might make it easier to do that everywhere else.

Life has been pretty rough for a while, so I forgive myself for not welcoming more discomfort into my life until now. But I think I might be ready.

Love, Em xx